To survive: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, according to Peter Rhee, one of the surgeons treating her. “You know, as a physician I am going to get in a lot of trouble for this,” he said, “but her prognosis for survival is a hundred percent, as far as it being short term.”

To read: Internet postings by Jared Lee Loughner, obtained by the Wall Street Journal, that “paint a picture of a disturbed young man trying to impress his peers and struggling to find a purpose to his life.”

To watch: Sarah Palin’s video response to the Arizona shooting and the accusations that her “don’t retreat, reload” rhetoric have contributed to the country’s violent political climate. “Especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn,” she says on the video. “That is reprehensible.” (Until now, Palin’s only response had been through Facebook and Twittter.)